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| - What we had: vermicelli house special (Johnny N. posted some nice photos, contains grilled pork, 1 spring roll, 2 sausages, 1 sugarcane shrimp), rice house special (again look at Johnny N's photos, contains grilled beef, grilled pork, shrimp cake, and crab quiche), grilled pork vermicelli, pho, grilled pork roll, and sugarcane shrimp
Taste: 9/10
Everything we've had so far taste solidly good. The specials and the appetizers here are DELICIOUS. Their grilled meats were very savoury. We loved the rolls and all the different things they include in the special dishes. The pho was average, but then again this is not a specialty pho place so don't expect the pho to be extra good.
Value: 7/10
A dish + appetizer (average cost for a diner) is about $15-20 after tax and tip, depending on what you select. The pho portion is not that big and they don't give a lot of meat, and the sugarcane shrimp appetizer is pretty expensive ($7 for 2 skewers, better to just get it as part of the house special).
Service/Convenience: 7/10
This place is in a plaza next to Vaughan Mills mall, and it's not visible from the street. Finding this place is not too bad. Service is pretty efficient, there is one friendly server and the others just do their job.
Would go back? Yes, whenever I am in the area.
Would recommend to friend? Yes, their appetizers and house specials.
Similar places: Most Viet places will also have similar dishes. Pho 88 also serves vermicelli but their portions are smaller, although their pho portions are bigger. Another is Ben Thanh, but we've only had the spring rolls and pho at Ben Thanh and they are more or less comparable to Lucky Bamboo.
**Disclaimer: Average cost per diner constitutes the amount (per person) we eat to get full without drinks. Total cost is usually divided between 2 diners, one of whom can regularly eat 7 slices of XL pizza (16") in one sitting.
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